Uzma Gillani | |
|---|---|
| عظمیٰ گیلانی | |
| Born | Uzma Begum 1 December 1942 |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1968 – present |
| Notable work | Waris (1979) Dehleez (1982) Kaisa Hai Naseeban (2019) |
| Spouse |
Inayat Shah Gillani
(m. 1965; died 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Honours | Pride of Performance (1982) |
Uzma Gillani (born 1942; Urdu: عظمیٰ گیلانی) is a veteran Pakistani television actress and advertiser.[1] She, along with Khalida Riyasat, Tahira Naqvi and Roohi Bano, dominated the television screens of Pakistan from the 1970s to the 1990s.[1]
Uzma was born in Meerut, British India and her parents migrated to Pakistan.
Gillani is known for her choice of roles that demonstrate a character's tough nature and autocratic disposition.[citation needed] She is considered to be one of the greatest television actors of all time in Pakistan.[1] Gillani began her career through PTV's most successful plays Waris (1979–1982), Nasheman (1982), Dehleez (1981) and Panah (1981), which earned her recognition and a Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1982.[2][3]
Gillani has had cancer.[4] With her career spanning over 45 years, she is one of Pakistan's early TV actresses that gained fame when television emerged in Pakistan in 1964.[5][6]
Uzma married Inayat Shah Gillani and the couple had two children. Her husband died in 2017.
The Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore on August 16, 2021.[11] In 2022 on May 19 the Cantonment Board of Bahawalpur (CBB) named a Park after her called Uzma Gillani Park for children and women in Model Town.[12]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | PTV Award | Best Actress | Nominated | Panah | [13] |
| 1982 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President of Pakistan | Won | Herself | [5][2] |
| 1998 | PTV Award | Best Actress | Won | Shaam Sey Phelay | [14] |
| 2013 | 2nd Hum Awards | Hum Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role | Nominated | Firaaq | [15][16] |